San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1887-12-29
Personal.
J. W. Earnest is at homo again.

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J. W. Earnest is at homo again.
Mrs. Terry Killough Is visiting at this
place.
p. @. Garrison made our town hasty
visit last week.
We had a pleasant call on Tuesday from
z. I. wlmberly, of wimberly.
L W. Anderson, of Staples Store made us
a.pleasant call last week.
Milton Chastain, who now resides we be-
lieve in Kansas, is visiting relatives at this
place.
Don Price Of Blanco, spent Christmas al
this place. He is n representative Of ''the
art preservatiye."
Miss Ruby Fourqurean Is attending the
Sam Houston Normal Institute at Hunts.
vile.
DIR. Richardson and Miss Jordan, a niece
Of Mr. Fourqurean, reached this place ION
time" last week.
Rev. f. s. Smith preached an able SER
mon at the Methodist church on Sunday.
Mr. Donahoo, the grocer, has removed
TO the stand lately occupied by Mr.. jacob
son.
We met Alb. Reed and his bride at this
place few days since. Alb. has great rsa.
son to congratulate himself.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie johnson reached this
place on Tuesday and were given q recep-
ton at Il. @. Johnson's on yesterday.
| We have been remiss in not making due
acknowledgment to our young friend, the
Junior of the Times, for favors recently
rendered us.
The excellent teacher and lady, Miss Sara
r. MITCHELL of Kyle Seminary, was among
the visitors to our town on Tuesday, and a
guest at the Hermitage"
Mr.. McNaughton, of the Times, has re-
moved his family to this place. They &C.
cupy DIR. Petty's place on San Antonio
street. We hope their stay in San Marcos
| may be pleasant.
We noticed Mrs. Stanfeld and baby, Miss
May Joyce, Miss Lula Thompson, daughter
of editor Thompson of the Chronicle, W..
X, Dial, and perhaps others from Flores
vile on our streets on Byron Smiths Day."
We we're glad to meet the other day the
veteran minister, Rev. E 8, Smith. He
informed us he will rest from his regular
labors for year on his farm on the Colo
rado so we trust his visits to San Marcos
may be more frequent.
We were pleased on Tuesday to make the
acquaintance of James Killian of this vicin-
ity. Although he and We are both old set
tiers located not far apart, and he an old sub
scriber to the FREE PRESS, we never CHANGED
to become acquainted before. Mr.. X. is
the father of our popular young friend who
is attending school at the Institute
We learn that j. M, Turner attended II
family reunion on Christmas at the resi-
dence of his father, W. W. Turner, at Du-
Pre-. The occasion was an interesting one,
the attendance of the relatives numerous,
there being no less than 80 grand children
of Mr. Turner, SEN, present, and they were
not all there.
Sam Kone came near receiving bodily in
iuries the other morning AS he was driv-
ing into town a trace became unhitched
which frightened the horse attached to his
buggy Or sulky SO he ran away. Sam held
on to the lines for some time, but soon
found it expedient to ''let CO." No serious
damage was done.
The holiday festivities were greatly mared
by the sudden death of Uncle Tommy
Rowland, the old dryman, whom all our
people knew and liked. 1t occurred on
Friday during the bad weather, the exposure
to which proved too much for him, and he
suddenly expired in his wagon on the
oil ba
residence of his son-in-law, j. A. Smith,
on Saturday.
G. w. Donaldson was the recipient recent
ly of a very handsome preeent from his old
friend l.. w. Mitchell of Los Angeles, CAL,
in the shape of % gallons of old port wine,
vintage of 1880. The letter accompanying
indicates kind remembrance of San
Marcos on the part of the writer. Mr.. M.
does not regard the boom as by any means
at an end or as scarcely abating, though he
says dealers are trihe more cautious than
heretofore.
We met on Tuesday our townsman, II.
P. King, who gave us the particulars of the
theft from him of $40 at the depot at Hods-
ton few days since. 1t was not accomp-
lished by violence as the dispatches to the
pnpers indicated, but was simply case of
very adroit pocket-picking, Mr.. King
CHANGED to have this money in his vest
pocket and partially exposed it IN the DUR
chase of a ticket after which he replaced it.
at the same time buttoning. his overcoat.
Three men who had probably been watch
ing him, followed him when he went to
take the train and pressing about him as he
was entering the car managed to relieve
him of this money. He had several humid
red dollars In side pocket which they
failed to get.
Mrs. Noessel of this place, left on We'd
nesday for Corpus Christi via Luling on
visit of month or so. Her son Perry aged
~ years, went along. We refer to him
here as an almost preternaturally smart lib
tie boy. Having lived near the Caller Office
in Corpus Christi he picked up a knowledge
of type-setting, and now outranks in readi-
ness and accuracy the great majority of
"big boys" and some men who work as
in printing Offices 1t is not
too much to say that he works as steadily,
and intelligently as the average
regular compositor, with ready hand and
O head full of business. With fair oppor-
tunities he will not only make his way but
will make his mark also.
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